How Mysu started their logo design journey

Company name

MSU - Maynooth Students' Union

Overview

We are a students' union, which means quite simply that we are a body who represents all the students in our university, we try to ensure the lecturers treat students fairly, any problems - academic, emotional or financial are looked after to the best of our ability, through direct intervention or through guidance to external services and supports.
We also have a bar and venue, which plays host to international acts, and we produce a newspaper.

Tell us a bit about who you are and the people you reach

We want to connect with our students, but also be taken seriously by any other bodies that we have contact with.

Requirements

The logo should incorporate 'MSU' and also 'Maynooth Students' Union' in a smaller font. The colours & design should be current, but ideally not date too quickly. As mentioned above, our primary audience is the student body - 17 yrs upwards, but it should also look professional and ensure we are taken seriously by the various bodies that we deal with on a day to day basis.

Possible key words to use as a starting point:

Connect
Voice
Community
Representation

We understand that our offer is at the lower end of the scale, however this is our first time using 99 Designs and if successful, we would hope to utilise it in the future and offer more attractive payments.